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cliff. for contractors, washington technology ran several noteworthy articles. talking about rebranding his company accenture. and an articulation of the challenges facing contractors and the perils of the federal buyer focusing on lowest price. and in that other presidential race in washington, teddy, with the help of the philly phanatic, won the fourth inning race at the washington nationals game. go nats. go to wjla.co when we switched to fios, we got better tv, better phone, better...
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cliff? >> that is part of the plan. >> why did you send them home on thursday? >> they are coming back on monday to be here all week long. i come from eastern washington where the farm bill is very important in getting some kind of an agreement to move something ford on the farm bill. that's important. we have other issues that we could bring up on the house floor, the violence against women act. we are ready to go to conference on that bill. i know the majority leader has been working with the vice president trying to see if there is a way forward. i am hopeful that that will be able to be brought forward. postal reform. i don't think it is completely off the table, but during these days the house and the committee could be working on postal reform. so there lsh issues brought to the house floor. >> as early as next week, congresswoman? >> yes. >> and what about, congresswoman, i'm curious about your role, in your new role as conference chairman. can you talk about that role and how you vie
cliff? >> that is part of the plan. >> why did you send them home on thursday? >> they are coming back on monday to be here all week long. i come from eastern washington where the farm bill is very important in getting some kind of an agreement to move something ford on the farm bill. that's important. we have other issues that we could bring up on the house floor, the violence against women act. we are ready to go to conference on that bill. i know the majority leader has...
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fiscal cliff or run into it. so i don't see anything happening in the short term. if short term means before the election. if mitt romney wins, they just delay the whole thing in the next six to nine months, with the argument that the president should have a chance to put the budget together. the interesting thing is if obama wins, the white house indicates they're going to have negotiations with the republicans, and they're trying to make the fiscal cliff look -- trying to make the president look bold enough to go over the fiscal cliff as a bargaining tactic with the republicans. whether it works, gosh, i don't know. >> how do you read the difference between the president and mitt romney in their approach to fixing the deficit? especially when it comes to medicare? do you think either has a chance to repair that? >> well, i hope so because the program is broken. i wrote a column this week suggesting that whoever is going to cut medicare is a real distraction. both of them are going to cut medicare, because chang
fiscal cliff or run into it. so i don't see anything happening in the short term. if short term means before the election. if mitt romney wins, they just delay the whole thing in the next six to nine months, with the argument that the president should have a chance to put the budget together. the interesting thing is if obama wins, the white house indicates they're going to have negotiations with the republicans, and they're trying to make the fiscal cliff look -- trying to make the president...
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>> i think the fiscal cliff dominates in the minds of business people. i don't think there's any question with that. in washington it created a tremendous amount of alarm, concern, uncertainty all of these things apply. when you ask voters the number one concern in every poll is job creation. when it comes to job creation you have exactly what is paul ryan's description. wa paul ryan as budget chair has been busy with cutting spending busy trying to address the problem with the debt the deficit. as such that is a concern for americans but it tends to be a long-term concern. the immediate concern is jobs and making sure that this economy gets going again. when you talk about even some of his prescriptions people will say we know he wants the cut. where is he willing to close loopholes? where is he willing to take away deductions? that has always been the criticism of the ryan budget. you can image you are going to hear a lot of that in the days to come. it's the democratic ad makers are already drumming up those ads. grandma falling off the cliff is going
>> i think the fiscal cliff dominates in the minds of business people. i don't think there's any question with that. in washington it created a tremendous amount of alarm, concern, uncertainty all of these things apply. when you ask voters the number one concern in every poll is job creation. when it comes to job creation you have exactly what is paul ryan's description. wa paul ryan as budget chair has been busy with cutting spending busy trying to address the problem with the debt the...
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you have washington elite chanting fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff, hoping to convince republicans to do something stupid because the alternative would be going off the fiscal cliff. it is and of people, the very people trying to bully us now. all you have to say is let's break it into 12, 15 foothills, no cliffs. now one by one, solve each of the smaller problem we get to some solutions. you don't have to panic over this i want to confess something. what i outlined for you, i copied from tip o'neil. when he was faced with ronald reagan in 1981, he knew he couldn't beat him in head-to-head negotiating but thought he could preserve the democratic party and welfare state in a long battle of attrition. o'neil who had a ran senate, republican president, used the power of house over and over again to slow the momentum. i think republicans got to understand they are not going to get any good deal from barack obama. he has contempt for them. he shows that on a regular basis. he's a hard-line left winger. they've got to think through the american people have chosen him he's going to be our presi
you have washington elite chanting fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff, hoping to convince republicans to do something stupid because the alternative would be going off the fiscal cliff. it is and of people, the very people trying to bully us now. all you have to say is let's break it into 12, 15 foothills, no cliffs. now one by one, solve each of the smaller problem we get to some solutions. you don't have to panic over this i want to confess something. what i outlined for you, i copied from tip...
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as we heard, house speaker john boehner is expected to address the fiscal cliff later this afternoon in washington. and re-elected our majority in the house. if there is a mandate, it is a mandate for both parties to find common ground and take steps together to help our economy grow and create jobs which is critical to solving our debt. so by keeping republicans in control of the house, sir, have voters reaffirmed their positions on taxes and spending? because if so, are we in store for much of the same of what we saw over the last four years? >> i think we're reading a little much into it. i think the voters just voted in individual districts. 435 individual districts. and it turned out the divisions in the country produced the kind of country we have. now, i do appreciate to some extent the words of the speaker. the last thing we need to do as democrats and the president i think is going to be functioning in harmony with what i'm saying. that is we cannot afford to have a touchdown dance in the end zone. what we've got to do is be very, very cautious and careful as we move forward
as we heard, house speaker john boehner is expected to address the fiscal cliff later this afternoon in washington. and re-elected our majority in the house. if there is a mandate, it is a mandate for both parties to find common ground and take steps together to help our economy grow and create jobs which is critical to solving our debt. so by keeping republicans in control of the house, sir, have voters reaffirmed their positions on taxes and spending? because if so, are we in store for much...
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the reason i want you to forget the fiscal cliff is the washington crowd will do something to stop all the tax quits from expiring. they're going to argue about the upper end. that's why there isn't going to be a fiscal cliff. you've got tax hikes next year from obama care, 3.8% tax hike on all the investments, and capital gains going up, different going up, inheritance tax. we're taxing or capital, taxes our seed corn. how you will that affect all this? >> that means you don't get to your gdp, but you have good things going on in housing. if you look at the core logic numbers this past month, that's very encouraging. in the face of all this, we have four years highs in consumer confidence. to me there are pockets in the manufacturing sector that have siege a resurgence, construction, grid repair, a lot of these power energy management solutions, kind of making these more efficient, if you will. there are some areas that will do better next year. that's where you want to investivities let's put the fiscal cliff aside, because they are not going to let the tax cuts expire. i'm here, i'v
the reason i want you to forget the fiscal cliff is the washington crowd will do something to stop all the tax quits from expiring. they're going to argue about the upper end. that's why there isn't going to be a fiscal cliff. you've got tax hikes next year from obama care, 3.8% tax hike on all the investments, and capital gains going up, different going up, inheritance tax. we're taxing or capital, taxes our seed corn. how you will that affect all this? >> that means you don't get to...
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washington insiders tackle fiscal cliff policy solutions. the group will hold a roundtable discussion today on the importance of reform to address the nation's debt and deficit spending this event takes place this morning around 8:30 a.m. eastern time. go to our website for all our coverage of the fiscal cliff talks. we have a web site set up so you can follow along on our special page for these fiscal cliff talks. back to your phone calls. good morning, doris. caller: good morning. the plan that the republicans offered, this is just the romney-ryan plan that the american voters said no to. other than destroying our earned benefit, i do not call them entitlements because we worked hard and we earned them. there are no specifics. what loopholes will they close? of course, they are going to punish the poor and middle- class. their plan still gives another huge tax cut to the 1%. people need to look at what happened to this country between fdr and nixon. look at what happened with the conservative takeover from nixon until now. host: we are goi
washington insiders tackle fiscal cliff policy solutions. the group will hold a roundtable discussion today on the importance of reform to address the nation's debt and deficit spending this event takes place this morning around 8:30 a.m. eastern time. go to our website for all our coverage of the fiscal cliff talks. we have a web site set up so you can follow along on our special page for these fiscal cliff talks. back to your phone calls. good morning, doris. caller: good morning. the plan...
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. >>> president obama may be planning to play hardball on the fiscal cliff. a new report in today's washington post says president is prepared to veto legislation to block year-end tax hikes and spending cuts. that's unless republicans cave on his request to raise taxes for the wealthiest americans. kristen welker joins us from the white house. good morning to you. this whole thing is really dependent on how the election turns out, certainly. what is the president planning to do here? >> reporter: hey, good morning, richard. my sources are telling me that you are correct. president obama does plan to veto any legislation that does not allow the bush era tax cuts to expire for top income earners. essentially, raising taxes on top income earners. to take a step back and talk about the fiscal cliff, here's what it is. it's the expiration of the bush era tax cuts for all americans. it's also the implementation of that sequester, those cuts to defense and nondiscretionary spending. economists have said that if we go over the fiscal cliff, it could be a potential e
. >>> president obama may be planning to play hardball on the fiscal cliff. a new report in today's washington post says president is prepared to veto legislation to block year-end tax hikes and spending cuts. that's unless republicans cave on his request to raise taxes for the wealthiest americans. kristen welker joins us from the white house. good morning to you. this whole thing is really dependent on how the election turns out, certainly. what is the president planning to do here?...
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meanwhile, the fiscal cliff is the talk of the town in washington. if my next guest had his way, the talk would be on fiscal discipline. paul ryan has a budget plan that would lead america out of the fiscal crisis, he says. but not everybody is buying it. paul krugman criticized ryan and romney as fake deficit hawks cutting social programs while pushing tax cuts for the rich. paul joins me exclusively from washington. mr. chairman, it's good to have you on the program. >> how are you doing, maria? >> let's get right into it. bill dudley this week says that the fiscal cliff in action could bring us into recession once again. do you agree? >> yes, i do agree. that's why we've been trying to fix this problem before it gets out of control. we've tried to get economic growth through tax reform and get our debt and deficit under control before entitle reform and spending cuts. we want to pre-empt the debt crisis. we agree that it's coming. it's obvious. unfortunately the senate has chosen not to pass a budget. the president hasn't proposed a single solutio
meanwhile, the fiscal cliff is the talk of the town in washington. if my next guest had his way, the talk would be on fiscal discipline. paul ryan has a budget plan that would lead america out of the fiscal crisis, he says. but not everybody is buying it. paul krugman criticized ryan and romney as fake deficit hawks cutting social programs while pushing tax cuts for the rich. paul joins me exclusively from washington. mr. chairman, it's good to have you on the program. >> how are you...
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listen to "the washington post" reporter and author bob woodward discussing the deadlock over the fiscal cliff. take a listen. >> it's groundhog day. who's playing bill murray? and i mean, such a repetition. it's the same players at the same seats at the table with same doctrine and so, you know, where this goes -- i think anyone who thinks they know is wrong. >> so what does your gut tell you? anyone who thinks they know where this is going is wrong. go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast that vote. that does it for this edition of "news nation." see you tomorrow. "the cycle" is up next. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. i am the ghost of cookies past. residue. so gross. well you didn't use new pam, so it looks like you're "stuck" with me. [ female announcer ] bargain brand cooking spray leaves annoying residue. that's why there's new pam. starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. ju
listen to "the washington post" reporter and author bob woodward discussing the deadlock over the fiscal cliff. take a listen. >> it's groundhog day. who's playing bill murray? and i mean, such a repetition. it's the same players at the same seats at the table with same doctrine and so, you know, where this goes -- i think anyone who thinks they know is wrong. >> so what does your gut tell you? anyone who thinks they know where this is going is wrong. go to...
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. >>> finally, there may be gridlock in washington over the fiscal cliff but members of parliament in the ukraine spent the first two days of the parliamentary session literally fistfighting over the election of parliamentary officials. this was the scene from today. anyway, yesterday's session was suspended due to a similar brawl with one man having his ear torn. the election did wind up happening today. ukrainian law dictate that is the police cannot intervene in parliamentary fights. the members can't be punished for what they do in them. i guess that explains that. >>> up next, chris christie versus hillary clinton in '26? wishful thinking for all of us political junkies. what a match-up that would be. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. anncr: some politicians seem to think medicare and... social security are just numbers in a budget. well, we worked hard for those benefits. we earned them. and if washington tries to cram decisions about the future... of these programs into a last minute budget deal... we'll all pay the price. aarp is fighting to protect seniors w
. >>> finally, there may be gridlock in washington over the fiscal cliff but members of parliament in the ukraine spent the first two days of the parliamentary session literally fistfighting over the election of parliamentary officials. this was the scene from today. anyway, yesterday's session was suspended due to a similar brawl with one man having his ear torn. the election did wind up happening today. ukrainian law dictate that is the police cannot intervene in parliamentary...
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cliff and would buoy the economy by just demonstrating cooperation in washington? >> again, i've would say that we should stay there before we go home. with respect, and this is not with any heavy thinking here, but when you talk about job creation and deficit reduction, if we take unemployment under 7%, we know that that will take care of a third of the deficit. there is no single larger bullet. think about where we will be long term. we can do that. we have seen the nuggets of a plan that has been out there -- whether it is the minute she - domenici-rivlin, simpson-bowles. van hollen. we should be staying in congress until we put everybody back to work and resolve all lot of these artificial issues like the debt ceiling, something neither president reagan, president bush the younger, president clinton, or george w. bush had to deal with because congress understood implicitly that that was an important thing to do to make sure we honored our debt and had very little to do with the current debt. we saw this last summer. that has got to be avoided. i believe -- >> o
cliff and would buoy the economy by just demonstrating cooperation in washington? >> again, i've would say that we should stay there before we go home. with respect, and this is not with any heavy thinking here, but when you talk about job creation and deficit reduction, if we take unemployment under 7%, we know that that will take care of a third of the deficit. there is no single larger bullet. think about where we will be long term. we can do that. we have seen the nuggets of a plan...
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. >>> finally, there may be gridlock in washington over the fiscal cliff, but members of parliament in the ukraine spent the first two days of the parliamentary session literally fistfighting over the election of parliamentary officials. this was the scene from today. anyway, yesterday's session was suspended due to a similar brawl with one man having his ear torn. the election did wind up happening today. ukrainian law dictates that the police cannot intervene in parliamentary fights. the members can't be punished for what they do in them. i guess that explains that. >>> up next, chris christie versus hillary clinton in 2016? wishful thinking for all of us political junkies. what a match-up that would be. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> hey, there here's what's happening. a meeting between president obama and john boehner ended a few weminutes ago. for the first time, russia is acknowledging that the president may oust bahashad. the president is continuing to gain strength and suspects that he will be home for christmas. >>> welcome back to "hardball." with a g
. >>> finally, there may be gridlock in washington over the fiscal cliff, but members of parliament in the ukraine spent the first two days of the parliamentary session literally fistfighting over the election of parliamentary officials. this was the scene from today. anyway, yesterday's session was suspended due to a similar brawl with one man having his ear torn. the election did wind up happening today. ukrainian law dictates that the police cannot intervene in parliamentary fights....
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cliff. on tuesday eight senator convened at george washington's mount vernon estate to try to get a deal. one of them was chuck schumer. today he challenged a premise this tax rates at the top should come down. >> it would be a huge mistake to take the dollars we gain from closing loopholes and put them into reducing rates for the highest income brackets rather than into reducing the deficit. the reality is any path forward on tax reform that promises to cut rates will either end up failing to reduce the deficit, or failing to protect the middle class from a net tax increase. >> eliot: senator schumer suggested allowing the rates to return to the prebush rate. of course republicans were quick to pounce on shumers new approach be old attacks. mitch mcconnell said, and i quote . . . for more on the mayhem in washington i'm joined by one of your favorites bernie sanders,ent senator of vermont. thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> eliot: is chuck schumer right that we cou
cliff. on tuesday eight senator convened at george washington's mount vernon estate to try to get a deal. one of them was chuck schumer. today he challenged a premise this tax rates at the top should come down. >> it would be a huge mistake to take the dollars we gain from closing loopholes and put them into reducing rates for the highest income brackets rather than into reducing the deficit. the reality is any path forward on tax reform that promises to cut rates will either end up...
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and while everyone in washington is acting rather childish about the fiscal cliff, this is not child's play. u days left and susan rice facing new skrcrutiny today fro democrats. this time about her personal investments and the number of drones has surged. the newest versions though, pretty incredible. they look like a cheetah and a fish. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, a washington stop playing battleship. yes. battleship. we went out and bought it because we wanted to remind you, the kids game where the goal is, i'll read it, can you sink your opponent's fleet before your opponent sinks yours? pretty perfect. this fiscal cliff though is not child's play. it's just 33 days away and today, president obama's visit to a toy factory in pennsylvania had everyone acting a bit childish. >> i've been keeping my own naughty and nice lists. >> we're not interesting in playing. >> i wasn't going to have him building roller coasters all day long. >> sure, who doesn't want to be a kid again, but washington, you have real work to do. a looming
and while everyone in washington is acting rather childish about the fiscal cliff, this is not child's play. u days left and susan rice facing new skrcrutiny today fro democrats. this time about her personal investments and the number of drones has surged. the newest versions though, pretty incredible. they look like a cheetah and a fish. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, a washington stop playing battleship. yes....
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the first of three meetings this week about the looming fiscal cliff. joining me now from washington d.c. is former 2012 obama travel secretary is st. i got to get your reaction to the president's re-election team. and the fact that out on the campaign trail, no one heard about this petraeus stuff? none of you guys were talking about this in social circles to think that something big was coming like that. >> no one knew. no one still knows. there's an ongoing investigation. obviously, the department of defense has an ongoing investigation looking into general allen's case. general petraeus stepped down on his own accord. >> jen, as we talk about what is now part of the public discussion, the petraeus situation now looking at this investigation into general allen, and big shakeups that were expected to come anyway within the president's cabinet when we talk about at state, at defense and things like that, do you have a feeling which way the president is going to go first in terms of these cabinet slots to fill? >> i don't think anyone knows that except f
the first of three meetings this week about the looming fiscal cliff. joining me now from washington d.c. is former 2012 obama travel secretary is st. i got to get your reaction to the president's re-election team. and the fact that out on the campaign trail, no one heard about this petraeus stuff? none of you guys were talking about this in social circles to think that something big was coming like that. >> no one knew. no one still knows. there's an ongoing investigation. obviously, the...
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the dow dropped 1,000 points in the past month as fears over the fiscal cliff have come to the forefront. can washington rise above and make a deal or will your money pay the price? we welcome in tara fagan. julian epstein, a former congressional leader. good to have you both with us. sarah, i'll begin with you. evidence of what we're seeing on wall street. the markets not waiting around for a deal. it's seen this movie before. are we going to get a deal or not? >> it has seen this movie before, you are right, scott. i think we will get a mini deal. it is likely that lawmakers will walk right up to the cliff, right up to the christmas holiday. they will put together some patch work deal and punt the bulk of the work until next spring. probably with some specific dead linings. >> julie en, i don't be know if that will be acceptable or not to the market. you can see how we've been sliding almost daily as we worry about what's happening with the cliff. the president seems to be sticking to his guns and so, too, is the senate majority leader harry reed. social security is not even on the tab
the dow dropped 1,000 points in the past month as fears over the fiscal cliff have come to the forefront. can washington rise above and make a deal or will your money pay the price? we welcome in tara fagan. julian epstein, a former congressional leader. good to have you both with us. sarah, i'll begin with you. evidence of what we're seeing on wall street. the markets not waiting around for a deal. it's seen this movie before. are we going to get a deal or not? >> it has seen this movie...
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. >>> though there seems to be progress still no fiscal cliff deal in washington. house speaker john boehner said he has a backup plan. but that's not enough for one in three americans who according to a new survey are cutting back on spending due to fears of going over that cliff. nbc's tracie potts joins us now with more. good morning. >> reporter: mara, good morning. good morning, everyone. there is brand new evidence in that survey that americans are really feeling the squeeze before we've even gone over the cliff, plus republicans are changing their strategy. republicans are planning a vote as early as tomorrow to keep taxes low for everyone making up $1 million. >> going to have to go to plan "b." because we want to make sure we do not go off the cliff. >> everyone should understand boehner's proposal will not pass the senate. >> reporter: president obama offered a lower threshold, 400,000. >> the president has come halfway. he hopes that the republicans will do the same. >> reporter: republicans see this million dollar vote as a last-ditchest to save busines
. >>> though there seems to be progress still no fiscal cliff deal in washington. house speaker john boehner said he has a backup plan. but that's not enough for one in three americans who according to a new survey are cutting back on spending due to fears of going over that cliff. nbc's tracie potts joins us now with more. good morning. >> reporter: mara, good morning. good morning, everyone. there is brand new evidence in that survey that americans are really feeling the...
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continue to bicker over how to avoid the fiscal cliff american families know exactly what needs to be done why are conservatives so opposed to it vested in this nation's future tell you it's a nice daily take. in the bus to the rest of the news another wal-mart workers strike is underway today dozens of wal-mart warehouse workers and mira loma california walked off the job to protest unsafe working conditions and retaliation by management this is the latest walkout in a string of labor disruptions at wal-mart supply warehouses and retail outlets in september workers are hoping this latest strike spreads to other wal-mart suppliers and retail outlets ahead of the busiest shopping day of the year and next week black friday and wal-mart's fifty year history not a single store in the united states has succeeded in forming a union that again never in the retail giants fifty year history of workers been walking off the job and mouse as we've seen in recent months and with black friday looming and wal-mart workers receiving support from nationwide organizations like occupy and a national org
continue to bicker over how to avoid the fiscal cliff american families know exactly what needs to be done why are conservatives so opposed to it vested in this nation's future tell you it's a nice daily take. in the bus to the rest of the news another wal-mart workers strike is underway today dozens of wal-mart warehouse workers and mira loma california walked off the job to protest unsafe working conditions and retaliation by management this is the latest walkout in a string of labor...
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does that mean a close result, that november gives a mandate to washington on how they go about the fiscal cliff? >> well, i'm just not certain that mandate exists yet. there's a lot going on within republican circles in the senate, about whether there's more room for tax revenue, to break the grover nor quist ortho docks pledge on taxes. so paul ryan represents the gop insurgeancy in the house. but i don't know that there's a mandate there yet. i do know this. i think there's no question in this bright red line between these two campaigns is risky. you're now talking about putting medicare on the table in a way that can advantage the president and which by the way republicans already knew it was coming. now you have in the picture the romney-ryan ticket. you think about a state like florida where that's going to matter. so that's where the risk is. >> democrats are champing at the bit. there's a new book with the middle class, a third of it is devoted to attacking the ryan budget. david, i want to jump to kelly o'donnell, kelly, you've got a little bit more context to how rob portman was
does that mean a close result, that november gives a mandate to washington on how they go about the fiscal cliff? >> well, i'm just not certain that mandate exists yet. there's a lot going on within republican circles in the senate, about whether there's more room for tax revenue, to break the grover nor quist ortho docks pledge on taxes. so paul ryan represents the gop insurgeancy in the house. but i don't know that there's a mandate there yet. i do know this. i think there's no question...
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we'll be right back. >>> america's falling off the fiscal cliff but no one in washington seems ready to make a deal. leaders in both parties gathered for a conference and discussed the country's fiscal health today, and in just a moment, house budget chairman paul ryan joins us exclusively. first up, cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us now with all the details. good evening, john. >> reporter: larry, it will be months before washington deals with the so-called fiscal cliff of expiring tax cuts, automatic spending cuts an the need to raise the debt limit. but today many of the biggest players in washington at least began talking about it at a fiscal summit sponsored by the foundation of former commerce secretary and wall street executive >> peter: son. treasury secretary tim geithner led off by repeating the administration's call for a balanced deficit reduction plan that would call on wealthy americans to pay more. >> this set of expiring tax measures and automatic spending cuts should be a very powerful incentive for people on both sides of the aisle to figur
we'll be right back. >>> america's falling off the fiscal cliff but no one in washington seems ready to make a deal. leaders in both parties gathered for a conference and discussed the country's fiscal health today, and in just a moment, house budget chairman paul ryan joins us exclusively. first up, cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us now with all the details. good evening, john. >> reporter: larry, it will be months before washington deals with the...
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let's talk about the fiscal cliff. kristin legard saying the fiscal cliff is a big problem for the u.s. economy. we don't hear anything that we're going to do. with all due respect, when will the adults enter the room and come to an agreement about the important issues that have all of these american lives in the balance? >> i don't take kindly to being called a non-adult. you remind me of your colleague -- i'm trying to talk about the tone in which we talk about them. yes, i want to talk seriously about the issues, i tried to response to questions you raised, you changed the subject. i think you need some tax increase, some cuts in the military, and some cuts on domestic spending. the problem you have and you say i blame the bush administration, i didn't blame them, i embraced it -- >> but you just said a minute ago the replicans squaurted any chance of getting anything done. rewind the tape. >> you're not going to do this, you're not going to mistake what i said and stop me off from responding. i didn't say they squa
let's talk about the fiscal cliff. kristin legard saying the fiscal cliff is a big problem for the u.s. economy. we don't hear anything that we're going to do. with all due respect, when will the adults enter the room and come to an agreement about the important issues that have all of these american lives in the balance? >> i don't take kindly to being called a non-adult. you remind me of your colleague -- i'm trying to talk about the tone in which we talk about them. yes, i want to talk...
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yesterday federal reserve chair ben bernanke chastised washington saying the fiscal cliff is already bringing damage to americans. >> why is it that small business confidence dropped so sharply? why are the markets so volatile, even though we've not nn reached the point of the fiscal cliff potentially kicking in, it's already affecting business investment and hiring decision business creating uncertainty or creating pessimism. >> washington, wake up. you're hearing from bernanke, you're hearing from the american people. just get this done. finally, the president faced foreign policy flare-ups around the world this year. its aftermath eroded confidence in obama's overall foreign policy rating. public approval for the president has bounced back to pre-benghazi levels. 52% approve, 40% disapprove. his potential pick for secretary of state, she is taking on water. u.n. ambassador susan rice's personal rating upside down. first time we've ever tested her. a third of the voters say they don't know who she is. that's amazing that only a third of voters doesn't know who she is. among those w
yesterday federal reserve chair ben bernanke chastised washington saying the fiscal cliff is already bringing damage to americans. >> why is it that small business confidence dropped so sharply? why are the markets so volatile, even though we've not nn reached the point of the fiscal cliff potentially kicking in, it's already affecting business investment and hiring decision business creating uncertainty or creating pessimism. >> washington, wake up. you're hearing from bernanke,...
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the fiscal cliff stalemate in washington has already cost us a million jobs this year. very sobering report. the president and ceo of the national association of manufacturers is here. jay, up until the last couple of months it seemed like manufacturing particularly has been having a goodyear two. where did this million job loss come from. it's the first i heard of it. >> you hit it exactly right. two-thirds of manufacturers think that there's too much uncertainty in the system right now and not willing to grow, not willing to invest and not willing to hire new people because they don't know what will happen in washington. you've been talking about the weather and what's coming up the east coast. the fiscal storm, the anybody storm hitting this country will be frankly catastrophic if we go over the cliff. >> all right. what's your best guess? in other words, let's do some scenarios quickly. look, members of congress hear this you have a bunch of ceos yesterday 80 or 100 ceos putting pressure on. you're putting prurk on everybody. what happens if i want goes over let's s
the fiscal cliff stalemate in washington has already cost us a million jobs this year. very sobering report. the president and ceo of the national association of manufacturers is here. jay, up until the last couple of months it seemed like manufacturing particularly has been having a goodyear two. where did this million job loss come from. it's the first i heard of it. >> you hit it exactly right. two-thirds of manufacturers think that there's too much uncertainty in the system right now...
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as we talk did bsh we've been talking about the stalemate for weeks now about the fiscal cliff in washington d.c. how many affect does that really have on consumers during the holiday season? >> i'm surprised it hasn't had more of an affect. we're really only starting to see it seep into consumer thinking, i think, in the last few days, and to hear that washington has basically left town. it looks very dire for some kind of big deal, and, yet, holiday spending seems to be holding up so far. i mean, anecdotally is t seems to be holding up anyway. we won't know for sure until after the holidays. they seem to be saying, yeah, we know there's some problem in washington, but it's almost as if they're tuning it out and saying we're just going to get along with our holiday. >> as we wait to find the final analysis of what this holiday season really meant, we can talk about the marketses and what we're witnessing there because they were down on friday tumbling about 1% after the republican plan b failed to really get any liftoff and get off the ground. as you say, washington basically shutting down
as we talk did bsh we've been talking about the stalemate for weeks now about the fiscal cliff in washington d.c. how many affect does that really have on consumers during the holiday season? >> i'm surprised it hasn't had more of an affect. we're really only starting to see it seep into consumer thinking, i think, in the last few days, and to hear that washington has basically left town. it looks very dire for some kind of big deal, and, yet, holiday spending seems to be holding up so...
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economists discussed the so- called fiscal cliff. have you visited the campaign 2012 web site? from there, you can watch the campaign trail. you can also read what the candidates are saying on major issues, like the economy, the deficit. watch and engage at c-span .org.t a wo "washington journale ." it is very good. i like how the host asks a wide range of questions. you take questions from callers. i think it helps facilitate and engage man of people at home. i am baffled that networks to not take your example. it is a wonderful program. when you cover congress, that is on filtered journalism. that is telling you exactly what happens. it is a great channel. >> c-span, created by american's cable companies in 1979. brought to you by a public service by your television provider. >> others. this is one hour and ten minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> good morning and welcome. thank you for being here. i am pamela hyde, the administrator of the substance abuse and mental health administration
economists discussed the so- called fiscal cliff. have you visited the campaign 2012 web site? from there, you can watch the campaign trail. you can also read what the candidates are saying on major issues, like the economy, the deficit. watch and engage at c-span .org.t a wo "washington journale ." it is very good. i like how the host asks a wide range of questions. you take questions from callers. i think it helps facilitate and engage man of people at home. i am baffled that...
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so, david, what's the first thing the next president has to do to solve the fiscal cliff problem? >> well, first, who ever wins tonight should call the congress to come back to washington d.c. and work full-time, that means at least monday through friday, taking off only national holidays, until they reach a deal in the fiscal cliff. r words, no deal, no break. and while we have to o avoid the fiscal cliff, we need to achieve a grand bargain next year so we can avoidxt the t fiscal abyss. so the president should also congress on congress to work monday through friday every week, except for federal holidays, next year, until we have a grand bargain. it time these people started working full-time an generating results. >> susie: well, that sounds like a good way to tackle this huge problem. but what are the chances that congressional lawmakers can agree at the end of the day on some kind of solution? >> well, susie, i think we have to be realist iic, you're not going to get a so-called grand bargain in a lame duck session. there's a reason it's called lame duck. but i think what we
so, david, what's the first thing the next president has to do to solve the fiscal cliff problem? >> well, first, who ever wins tonight should call the congress to come back to washington d.c. and work full-time, that means at least monday through friday, taking off only national holidays, until they reach a deal in the fiscal cliff. r words, no deal, no break. and while we have to o avoid the fiscal cliff, we need to achieve a grand bargain next year so we can avoidxt the t fiscal abyss....
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the other thing is the potential of literally going over the fiscal cliff. i know the smart money in washington is that the politicians will get together. it didn't happen in july 2011. >> megyn: so where we're going to make massive cuts to military and then they try to fix it and they failed. why do we think they are going to fix it again? >> there is another pointed to this. they are planning on the wise guys in washington. elections for make choices, since we are offered no choices, their solution, now that you people voted. we're going to get in a back room and cut a deal and figure out with a lame duck congress and lame duck president. you wanted to talk about illegitimate? we are supposed to have elections and come together and what we have now are simply people willing to do anything to hold on to power in both parties. >> megyn: can i ask i both as former pollsters what you make of all the conflicting polling information we are seeing right now and what your guts tell you will likely happen on tuesday? >> i think pat and i may have slightly different
the other thing is the potential of literally going over the fiscal cliff. i know the smart money in washington is that the politicians will get together. it didn't happen in july 2011. >> megyn: so where we're going to make massive cuts to military and then they try to fix it and they failed. why do we think they are going to fix it again? >> there is another pointed to this. they are planning on the wise guys in washington. elections for make choices, since we are offered no...
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if you look at the fiscal cliff, the political shenanigans in washington, the political indecision in europe, if we have a reasonable compromise in washington you could see a nice move upward on equities in the united states, maybe less so in europe but europe stock picking is more important than just looking at the region. >> i think it was an irishman that coined the phrase shenanigans. mark, it feels like the market is silently rooting for lackluster economic data. this morning better than expected home builder sentiment, industrial production up and it feels like the market wants something to be lackluster and brings the fed in to play. am i reading this correctly? >> you're absolutely correct. this entire -- the last melt-up we have experienced is all really due to hopes for qe both here domestically and over in europe. once draghi said that the eurozone doing whatever it takes for the euro to survive is when we saw the rally. i guess we are looking for poor economic data right now in hopes of qe and the wrong thing for investors hoping for. >> certainly is. moving higher for six
if you look at the fiscal cliff, the political shenanigans in washington, the political indecision in europe, if we have a reasonable compromise in washington you could see a nice move upward on equities in the united states, maybe less so in europe but europe stock picking is more important than just looking at the region. >> i think it was an irishman that coined the phrase shenanigans. mark, it feels like the market is silently rooting for lackluster economic data. this morning better...
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the biggest component of the so- called fiscal cliff -- if we pass that, that would have a positive impact in the wrong number cents and psychologically. it would demonstrate that washington is willing, despite psychological differences, to do the right thing. i am not aware that anybody is up on capitol hill,. >> why has he not been talking about this? >> he talks about this frequently. he has been focusing in education. in numerous speeches, he talks for much about -- you saw him repeatedly talk about the need to extend a class tax cut. i am standing here today speaking for him and for the white house and the administration talking about the need to do that. we would welcome in a heartbeat a willingness by republican leaders in the house to schedule and pass a vote on the extension of middle-class tax cuts. we can agree that our differences on the remaining 2% remain, that we do not agree on that issue, and that that might have to be dealt with after the election. but if we took that action on the 98%, it would demonstrate a seriousness of perspurpose and would be very helpful to the ame
the biggest component of the so- called fiscal cliff -- if we pass that, that would have a positive impact in the wrong number cents and psychologically. it would demonstrate that washington is willing, despite psychological differences, to do the right thing. i am not aware that anybody is up on capitol hill,. >> why has he not been talking about this? >> he talks about this frequently. he has been focusing in education. in numerous speeches, he talks for much about -- you saw him...
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says we're not going to do anything about fiscal cliff, we'll let it happen, then pullback on that. and then allow bush tax rates to stay for everyone except those in upper bracket to give republicans cover to say look we did put in place a so-called tax rate that is lower, they will call it a tax cut, what do you make? >> i heard a lot of stories like that so republicans do not are to vote for a tax increase they could vote for a tax cut. liz: for lower brackets. >> but reality this is -- this is kind of side show tactics, whether people want to -- revenues have to go up, hav we e to cut spending and maybe stimulus but they have to happen, and there is no getting around it they can hide behind whatever gimmick they want but we have to do all of the above. liz: what is the market reaction to that move, if they say we're going with as if call clifs -- s a bill that says raising taxes on upper bracket. >> if they did that it would be well telegraphed, i don't think they would do it in a subtle way. the market react that shows fiscal responsibility is a positive. liz: markets are not r
says we're not going to do anything about fiscal cliff, we'll let it happen, then pullback on that. and then allow bush tax rates to stay for everyone except those in upper bracket to give republicans cover to say look we did put in place a so-called tax rate that is lower, they will call it a tax cut, what do you make? >> i heard a lot of stories like that so republicans do not are to vote for a tax increase they could vote for a tax cut. liz: for lower brackets. >> but reality...
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needs to crack the whole fiscal cliff thing wide open. all i'm saying is i think it has the power to bring people together simpson style. that's it for us. thanks for watching. erin burnett out front starts now. >>> "out front" next, 27 days away from the fiscal cliff. octagenarians doing gangnam style, no deal, and what syria is planning to do if bashar al assad will do if he uses chemical weapons against his own people? a woman with a 1% survival after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria. she made it. tonight let's go "out front." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. out front, gangnam style. this is how one man sees the fiscal cliff. this is allen simpson, as in the simpson in simpson/bowles. ♪ >> yep, that may be the most actions the fiscal cliff saw today. here's the scene on capitol hill here at noon. yep, people leaving, members of congress leaving washington, heading home on a wednesday afternoon. one man standing was the house speaker and he says, i'm not going anywhere. >> i'll be here and i'll be available at any moment to sit
needs to crack the whole fiscal cliff thing wide open. all i'm saying is i think it has the power to bring people together simpson style. that's it for us. thanks for watching. erin burnett out front starts now. >>> "out front" next, 27 days away from the fiscal cliff. octagenarians doing gangnam style, no deal, and what syria is planning to do if bashar al assad will do if he uses chemical weapons against his own people? a woman with a 1% survival after contracting a...